The actor was to attend the three-day Karachi Literature Festival which begins on Friday. However, while 17 out of the 18 Indians who were due to go for the event, received their visas, the 60-year-old said he was "singled out".

A diplomat from the Pakistan High Commission told reporters that the actor had not submitted any visa application for his visit. That, Anupam, described as a "laughable explanation" and wondered if it is his outspoken views on various social and political issues that led to the visa denial.